Hornby

company

About

Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
£18M
Industries
Manufacturing,Toys
Founded date
Jan 1, 1907
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:HRN

Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
£33M
Hornby has raised a total of £33M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 21, 2020 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 21, 2020 Post-IPO Equity £15M 2 Detail
Jun 6, 2018 Post-IPO Debt £18M 2 Barclays Corporate Banking
PNC Bank
Detail
Sep 8, 1995 IPO Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
4
Hornby is funded by 4 investors. Barclays Corporate Banking and PNC Bank are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Barclays Corporate Banking Yes Post-IPO Debt
PNC Bank Yes Post-IPO Debt
Artemis Investment Management Post-IPO Equity
Phoenix Asset Management Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
2
Hornby has 2 current employee profiles, including Board member David Adams
Board member
Employee

Acquisition

Hornby has acquired 4 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Hornby España S.A. on Mar 31, 2004. They acquired Hornby España S.A. for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
acquisition Detail
Dec 20, 2005 MKD, SARL
Electrical Distribution acquisition Detail
Electrical Distribution acquisition Detail
May 1, 2008 Corgi
Toys acquisition £ 7.50M Detail